Youth-led Masses 

• Monthly at 11.00am at Sacred Heart Cathedral starting 31 May.

Laudato Si' Week

Last week, we celebrated Laudato Si' Week, an annual celebration held from May 17-24 to mark the anniversary of Pope Francis’s landmark encyclical on caring for our common home. Laudato Si' Week 2026 invites us to move from hope to action. Hope is not passive; it is lived and shared through daily decisions, community life, prayer and concrete acts of care. This commemorative year reminds us that ecological conversion grows step by step, through restored relationships, protected creation, and strengthened communities. The next chapter of Laudato Si' begins with us, wherever we are.

“Laudato Si’ means to care for the environment and make sure that we can help improve it and not let it get any worse. We can do actions by having short showers, not buying plastic water bottles (use your own) and recycling recyclable products.” ~ Ava Giblin (Year 8)

“To me, Laudato Si’ means realising that caring for the Earth isn't just a global issue; it is a personal promise to live more simply so that others and the planet can actually survive. Ways we can protect and care for our environment can be: use reusable containers, reduce water usage, lower your carbon footprint, and conserve energy at home by switching off unused lights”. ~ Toby McClellan (Year 12)

National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2026 is All In, a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day. All In makes clear that reconciliation is not a spectator sport and that all of us must step away from the sidelines and take action to make change. The theme also reminds us that reconciliation and advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights isn’t a passive activity, and it is not solely the responsibility of First Nations people, who have carried the weight of championing, explaining and acting for far too long. Reconciliation will not happen by itself, and it will not happen without all of us.

Sacraments for Kids

• Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (RCIC)
• 31 May at St Monica's